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Yankees' Sabathia back in Cleveland facing Indians 3h ago• 2 min read CLEVELAND -- On April 8, 2001, 20-year-old CC Sabathia made the first start of his major league career, at Progressive Field. Saturday night, 37-year-old CC Sabathia will make the 557th start of his major league career, at Progressive Field.Sabathia (6-4, 3.34 ERA) will be on the mound for the New York Yankees, pitching against the team that drafted him, and for whom Sabathia won 106 games and a Cy Young Award, the Cleveland Indians.It will be the third game of a four-game series between the Yankees and Indians, who have split the first two games of the series.For Sabathia, pitching in Cleveland is always a homecoming of sorts. The Indians selected him with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1998 June draft. He won 17 games as a rookie in 2001 and spent the next 7 1/2 years with the Indians, winning the Cy Young Award in 2007.Sabathia still ranks fifth on the Indians' career list for strikeouts (1,201) and ninth in winning percentage at .599 (106-71).Cleveland traded him to Milwaukee in 2008. He signed with New York as a free agent in 2009, and his 126 wins for the Yankees makes him one of just eight pitchers in history to have won 100 games for two franchises.Sabathia's 2,921 career strikeouts are the third most by a left-hander in major league history, trailing only Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton.Friday will be Sabathia's second start of the season against his former team. On May 4, Sabathia pitched six scoreless innings giving up three hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks, but got no decision in New York's 7-6 victory. In 12 career starts against the Indians Sabathia is 4-3 with a 3.36 ERA. In 123 career starts at Progressive Field he is 51-41, with a 3.80 ERA.One of the challenges for Sabathia will be keeping Indians leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor off base. In addition to hitting .297, with 25 home runs and 62 RBIs out of the leadoff spot, Lindor has scored a major league-high 85 runs."He loves hitting (leadoff) and we like him hitting there," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "He's really taking to it. He's on a pace to score a ton of runs, and that's how you win games." Mike Clevinger, who was 11 years old when Sabathia made his major league debut, will start Saturday for Cleveland. Clevinger (7-4, 3.34) will be making his second start against the Yankees this year. On May 6 in New York, he pitched one of his best games of the season. In 7 1/3 innings he gave up two runs on one hit, with 10 strikeouts, in a 7-4 Cleveland loss.Clevinger's last start came on July 9, a 7-5 loss to Cincinnati in which he pitched six innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with a season-high 11 strikeouts and three walks. In two career appearances against the Yankees, Clevinger has a 5.40 ERA and no decisions.The Indians won Friday night's game 6-5, snapping their streak of seven consecutive losses to the Yankees, dating back to Game 3 of last year's American League Championship Series."They're really good. They're really talented. They play hard, and they play right to the end," Francona said.
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Romine's double turns into game-winner, Yanks edge Indians6m ago• 3 min read CLEVELAND Austin Romine came all the way around to score when Cleveland committed two errors on his routine double in the seventh inning, and the New York Yankees edged the Cleveland Indians 5-4 on Saturday night.Didi Gregorius hit a three-run homer and Greg Bird added a solo shot for the Yankees, who moved 30 games over. 500 and kept pace with the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox.Indians All-Star Jose Ramirez belted his 29th homer, giving the third baseman as many homers as he had all last season - and tying Mickey Mantle's record for the most by a switch-hitter before the break.David Robertson (7-3) struck out three, Dellin Bentances worked the eighth and Aroldis Chapman got his 26th save in 27 tries.After the Indians tied it in the sixth when Ramirez scored from second on an infield single, the Yankees took a 5-4 lead in the seventh off Mike Clevinger (7-5) on a play that brought Little League flashbacks back to everyone in the ballpark.Romine led off with a shot to the base of the wall in right-center. But as he neared second, Indians right fielder Brandon Guyer bobbled the ball and Romine headed to third. But as he slid into the bag, second baseman Erik Gonzalez's relay throw from the outfield skipped past Ramirez at third and headed toward Cleveland's dugout.Clevinger did his best to corral the wayward throw on the track, but it had too much backspin, hopped out of play and Romine was awarded home.Ramirez's hustle allowed the Indians to tie it 4-all in the sixth and chase Sabathia, who was making his 527th career start.The left-hander was an out away from escaping a second-and-third situation when Guyer hit a chopper to third that Miguel Andjuar fielded on an awkward hop. As Michael Brantley raced home, Yankees first baseman Bird came off the bag to grab his throw. Meanwhile, Ramirez never slowed when he rounded and scored ahead of Bird's throw with a head-first slide.Sabathia is tied with Jerry Koosman and Jack Morris for 36th place on the career starts list.Yankees manager Aaron Boone missed all the action. He was ejected in the sixth inning following another strange play.Giancarlo Stanton swung and missed at 0-2 pitch that appeared to glance off the slugger's hand. Boone argued that it should have been a foul ball, and was tossed after an animated argument. By rule, a strike is called even when the ball hits a batter while swinging.With homer No. 29, Ramirez kept up his torrid pace. Mantle also hit 29 homers before the break in 1956 and 1961, and Lance Berkman matched him in 2002.TRAINER'S ROOMYankees: C Gary Sanchez (right groin strain), who has been sidelined since June 25, begins a minor league rehab assignment with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on Sunday. Barring a setback, Boone plans to have him catch New York's first game after the All-Star break on July 20 against the Mets.Indians: LHP Andrew Miller pitched live batting practice at Double-A Akron as he moves closer to a return. The elite, late-inning reliever has been sidelined since late May with inflammation in his right knee. Miller will likely pitch in some minor league games during the All-Star break.ALL-STAR BOUNDCleveland catcher Yan Gomes has been named to the American League All-Star team as an injury replacement for Tampa Bay's Wilson Ramos. This is Gomes' first All-Star trip.UP NEXTIndians All-Star RHP Trevor Bauer (8-6, 2.23 ERA) takes on RHP Masahiro Tanaka (7-2, 4.68 ERA) in the series finale. Bauer has made seven straight quality starts with at least eight strikeouts and no home runs allowed, one shy of Pedro Martinez's record set in 2002. Bauer will only pitch in Tuesday's All-Star game if it goes to extra innings.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball
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MLB Game Preview: New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Indians - Date: 7/14/2018 Yankees' Sabathia back in Cleveland facing Indians 3h ago• 2 min read CLEVELAND -- On April 8, 2001, 20-year-old CC Sabathia made the first start of his major league career, at Progressive Field. Saturday night, 37-year-old CC Sabathia will make the 557th start of his major league career, at Progressive Field.Sabathia (6-4, 3.34 ERA) will be on the mound for the New York Yankees, pitching against the team that drafted him, and for whom Sabathia won 106 games and a Cy Young Award, the Cleveland Indians.It will be the third game of a four-game series between the Yankees and Indians, who have split the first two games of the series.For Sabathia, pitching in Cleveland is always a homecoming of sorts. Best Sports Handicappers. The Indians selected him with the 20th pick in the first round of the 1998 June draft. He won 17 games as a rookie in 2001 and spent the next 7 1/2 years with the Indians, winning the Cy Young Award in 2007.Sabathia still ranks fifth on the Indians' career list for strikeouts (1,201) and ninth in winning percentage at .599 (106-71).Cleveland traded him to Milwaukee in 2008. He signed with New York as a free agent in 2009, and his 126 wins for the Yankees makes him one of just eight pitchers in history to have won 100 games for two franchises.Sabathia's 2,921 career strikeouts are the third most by a left-hander in major league history, trailing only Randy Johnson and Steve Carlton.Friday will be Sabathia's second start of the season against his former team. On May 4, Sabathia pitched six scoreless innings giving up three hits, with seven strikeouts and no walks, but got no decision in New York's 7-6 victory. In 12 career starts against the Indians Sabathia is 4-3 with a 3.36 ERA. In 123 career starts at Progressive Field he is 51-41, with a 3.80 ERA.One of the challenges for Sabathia will be keeping Indians leadoff hitter Francisco Lindor off base. In addition to hitting .297, with 25 home runs and 62 RBIs out of the leadoff spot, Lindor has scored a major league-high 85 runs."He loves hitting (leadoff) and we like him hitting there," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "He's really taking to it. He's on a pace to score a ton of runs, and that's how you win games." Mike Clevinger, who was 11 years old when Sabathia made his major league debut, will start Saturday for Cleveland. Clevinger (7-4, 3.34) will be making his second start against the Yankees this year. On May 6 in New York, he pitched one of his best games of the season. In 7 1/3 innings he gave up two runs on one hit, with 10 strikeouts, in a 7-4 Cleveland loss.Clevinger's last start came on July 9, a 7-5 loss to Cincinnati in which he pitched six innings, allowing five runs on seven hits with a season-high 11 strikeouts and three walks. In two career appearances against the Yankees, Clevinger has a 5.40 ERA and no decisions.The Indians won Friday night's game 6-5, snapping their streak of seven consecutive losses to the Yankees, dating back to Game 3 of last year's American League Championship Series."They're really good. Football Picks. They're really talented. Good Return on Investment. They play hard, and they play right to the end," Francona said.
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